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Las Vegas is the home for 2 weeks of PGA Tour play a smart move for the "bubble" as COVID rages in America. This week in dead calm, under clear blue sunny skies the field has been torching the poor old TPC Summerlin at the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
The new darling of the media, who just 6 months ago was the goat for his dreadfully slow play, is Bryson DeChambeau who is in town grabbing all the headlines, and with his slam bam thankyou mam style he tore a defenseless Summerlin par 71 apart with an opening -9 62.
That is about all that is being reported, and I get it, he has become "the story" which does draw attention to golf, especially in USA with the NBA finals, World Series and the NFL underway.
The truth of the matter is 5 players shot 63, 6 shot 64 and 8 shot 65. Only 18 players in a field of 156 were over par.
You haven't heard about any of Austin Cook or Harold Varner etal but rest assured there are others besides DeChambeau playing like our Canadians.
Micheal Gligic T13 -6 65, Adam Hadwin -4 67 T32, Nick Taylor -3 68 T59, Graham DeLaet T136 +3 74.
The cut is projected to fall at a ridiculous -6 65 and that is about what par actually is, not 71. The only defense I see is the desert wind is supposed to pick up over the weekend, if not another -30 is entirely possible.
Not my cup of tea, rather the test provided by Winged Foot, or Royal Troon in the wind and rain, or the drama at the Scottish Open or the test of Aronimink near Philly for the LPGA KPMG major this week where -2 is good enough to lead.
So prepare for more about the whole DeChambeau circus and if you want to see how your favourite is playing just click on my live scoring link above.
Bryan Angus
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